Walter s



No. 608,823. Patented Aug. 9, |898.

w. s. BAKER.

KITE.

' lpplication med oct. 12, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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KITE'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 608,823, dated August 9, 1898.

Application filed OGOber 12, 1897. Serial Noy 854,956. (No model.)

To tif/ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VALTER S. BAKER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Kites, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappcrtains to make and use the same.

rlhis invention relates to kites; and the object thereof is to provide akite of improved construction in which all the parts thereof are dctachably connected, whereby the kite may be put together or the separate parts thereof detached, so as fold the same into a compact forni whenever desired.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which-the accompanying drawings forni a part, in which;

Figure 1 is a back view of a kite made according to my invention; Fig..2, a cross-section taken directly over the cross-stick or on the lino 2 i2 of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a central vertical section taken adjacent to the longitudinal stick; Fig, 4., a vieiv simil-ar to Fig. 1 of apart of the kite on an enlarged scale; Fig. 5, a similar view showing a modified forni of construction; Fig. f5, a perspective view showing the method of connecting the central longitudinal stick and the cross-stick; Fig. 7, a partial view of Fig. 1, showing a modification; and Fig. vS, a reverse View of the construction shown in Fig. G, showing a modification.

In the drawings forming part of this specification the separate parts of my improvenient are designated by the saine numerals of reference in each of the views, and in the practicef my invention l provide a frame, which consists of the usual central longitudinalstick '7 and the cross-stick 8, and these sticks 7 and S are connectedat 9, as shown in Fig. 6, each being provided with reinforcing cleats or strips 10, whereby an interlocking joint is formed, and when said sticks4 are connected in this manner they may be tied l together, if desired, by an ordinary cord or i secured in any desired manner. d I have also shown at l11v the body portion or covering of the kite7 and said body portion or covering may bc composed of silk or of any suitable textile Cabrio, and iii connecting'the back or body portion ofthe kite with the frame l preferably provide tips or sockets l2, which are best shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and which are adapted to be slipped over the ends of the longitudinal stick 7 and the cross-stick 8, and

these sockets are preferably provided at their i The length of the shorter sides of the backl or covering at 16 is exactly the same, as is also the length of the longer sides 17 and in order to connect the body portion or cvering of the kite centrally thereof with the frame I secure to said back or covering, at the longitudinal center thereof, a longitudinal pocket 1S, through which the central longitudinal stick 7 of the frame is passed; but instead of employing said longitudinal pocket 1S l may connect with the back or covering of the kite tapes or cords, as shown at 19 in Fig. 7, which may be tied to the stick 7as will be readily understood.

Instead of employing' sockets or tips 12 I may employ the construction shown in Fig. 5, in which a wire or similar device 2O is passed through the ends of the sticks 7 and 1S and provided at the opposite sides of said sticks with the rings or eyes :31, and lthe snaphooks 15 will be connected with said rings or eyes, as shown in Fig. l and as 'hereinbefore described.

Connected with the back of the cross-stick 8 and centrally thereof is a Wire 22, which is provided centrally with a backwardly-dircct ed loop or ring 23, and this loop or ring is passed through the back or covering l1 and serves as means for attaching one end of the bridle 2i, which is shown in Fig. S, and said end of the bridle is provided with a snapvhook 25, similar to the snap-hooks 15, and

the other end of the bridle 2l is dctachably connected With the lower end of the stick 7 at 2G in the saine or any preferred manner.

The sockets or tips l. maybe connected with the ends of the sticks 7 and S by a bayonet-joint or in any desired manner; but in practice it is preferable to make the back or covering ll of such dimensions that the frame ray be bent so that the snap-hooks l may be connected- With said sockets or ltips,in which event the latter will be held in position by the tension ot' thc back or covering or by the tension ofthe cords il; but said sockets or tips may be secured in place by any desired means, and it 'will be apparent that other inea-ns may be employed fordetachably connecting the cords il with the ends of the sticks i and S. As thus constructed it will be seen that the back or covering ll may be detached from the frame whenever desired and the separate sticks 7 and 8 of the frame may be detached at .l, and it will thus be seen that the entire kite may be taken to pieces and folded into a compact forni and the separate parts thereof may be quickly and easily connected, as shown and described, Whenever necessary. it will also be observed that the cross-stick S is curved or convex in iorin on the iront side thereof, the ends of said stick beinr Oraduallv curved baokwardl and b reason of this construction the body of the kite or the front thereof is given 'a gradual `convex form in cross-section, which lnaterially aids the flying thereof and which serves to retain the kite in proper position at all' times. v Fig. S is a reverse view of the construction shown in Fig. 6 and is intended to illustrate a inodilication of the means for attaching the bridle 2t, and which is also adapted to hold the longitudinal strip 7 and cross-strip S together. These `ineans consist oi' two separate wires 27 and 28, which are passed through the central longitudinal stick 7 and through the reinforcing cleats or strips 10 and are bent at right angles, as shown at 29, and each formed into a ring or eye 30.

The rings 30 may be turned outwardly, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. S, or inwardly over thccross-stick 8', as shown in full lines in said-ligure, in which position they are side by side and serve to hold the longitudinal stick nd cross-stick 8 together, and in this position said rings or eyes'BO take the posi tion ofi/the ring or eye 225 shown in Fig. 6, and the, snap-hook 25 of thc bridle 24 is connected therewith, said rings or eyes BO being passed through the back or cover il of the kite.

In practice i prel'er the construction shown in Fig.. 8' to that shown in G, and my improved kite is simple in construction and operation, and it will be apparent'that changes in and modilications of the consti-notion hercin described maybe made Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages, and l reserve the right to niake all such alterations therein and inedilications thereof as fairly come within the scope of ni y invention.

By reason of thei prove-:l construction and arrangement as comprised in i'ny invention, in which the sockets or tips are uctachably connected with the sticks and carry the eyes or rings and the body portion or covering carries the cord provided with the end hooks.l which are adapted to be connected with the eyes or rings upon the detachable sockets or tips, convenience and i. 'iliy inconnecting and disconnecting the parts ol the kite are insured and 'a strong connection is provided which is not liable to bending or breakage. A more simple and convenient construction is also produced by having the con nectin g devices carried upon the detachable sockets or tips. The provision of the longitudinal pocket upon the body portion or covering for the reception of the central lon gi tudinal stick provides a convenient and secure connection between the covering and main` stick and by means of which the covering is retained and braced in connection with a considerable pon tion of the central longitudinal stick below the cross-stick.

'Having fully described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by l'iet'ters Patent"n A kite, comprising a frame composed of the usual central longitudinal cross sticks,

said sticks being detachabiy connected and said sticks being also provided at their ends with detachable sockets or ti ps whichare previded on their opposite sides with eyes or rings, and a body portion or covering for said traine, the sides of which are provided with cords, said cords being provided at their ends with hooks which are adapted to be connected with said rings or eyes, and the body portion or covering being also provided with a longitudinal pocket through which the central longitudinal stick is passed, said sticks being also provided at the point whcrethey are connected with rings or eyes which are pivotallysccured ,to one of said sticks on the opposite sides of said connection and adapted to swing into alinement over the other stick,

substantially as described.

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